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Two Benton High students arrested for having guns at school

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Updated: January 7, 2009
Two Benton High School students were are in trouble after firearms were found in their vehicles Friday. Names of the 17-year-olds were not released. Saline County Prosecutor Robert Herzfeld says preliminary indications are that their cases will be dealt with in juvenile court. Officials said police were told that the pair were spotted in the school parking lot waving a weapon around yesterday. Police interviewed the students on today. Officers reportedly found a pellet gun that resembled a more lethal weapon in one vehicle, and a shotgun and rifle in the second student`s car.

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